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This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. You can trace the state of hea…

Would you share your medical records with a personal trainer? How about a virtual one? Google, which this week announced it is giving Fitbit's AI health coach the ability to read your medical records, is hoping the answer is yes, following rivals like Amazon,…

Trump’s Health Secretary hits a major setback to “Make America Healthy Again”

For the past seven years, the California-based startup Kintsugi has been developing AI designed to detect signs of depression and anxiety from a person's speech. But after failing to secure FDA clearance in time, the company is shutting down and releasing mos…

The jury in a landmark trial testing claims about social media addiction against Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube determined that the two companies failed to warn users about the risks of using their products. The jury found the companies' negligence was…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance are paused for now. But even if they’re reversed, lasting damage has already been done.

The company is undergoing major leadership restructuring as its CEO of applications goes on leave for “several weeks.”

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Last week, our editor-in-chief…

The viral infection leaves millions with chronic pain, increased stroke risk, and lifelong nerve damage—yet vaccination rates remain dangerously low.

From forcing down chewy, bacon-flavored Man Cereal to vomiting at the office, buying into the MAHA protein craze was a challenging endeavor.

OpenAI is undergoing another round of C-suite changes, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment - who was until recently the company's CEO of Applications - says in the memo that she will be stepping away o…

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 is one of the best Android smartwatches you can buy right now, especially if you’re already using a Samsung phone. Right now the 40mm, Bluetooth-enabled version’s on sale for $289.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Samsung, which i…
How quickly and when you eat could affect your metabolic and cardiovascular health, professor Sarah Berry said.
BI's health correspondent Hilary Brueck took a $950 Grail's Galleri blood test to detect more than 50 different cancers, then shared how she got on.